"Then I have even more reason to go back," Thor said with a resolute expression. "My mother, my friends, and my people are facing the dual threat of the Goddess of Death and Ragnarok.
I, Thor, son of Odin, have absolutely no reason to run away."
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Aaron applauded. "Well said. Very well said.
Unfortunately, I'm not much of a hero myself, or I might just go to Asgard with you."
"I've given you a choice, and I'll give you time to think it over.
I'll come back at this time tomorrow. Will you go to Earth and spend the rest of your life with Jane, or go to Asgard and throw your life away before Hela...?"
"Asgard." Thor answered without hesitation. "I don't need time to think."
"Jane would be heartbroken if she knew," Daisy said with some displeasure. "You made your choice without even hesitating."
"I won't send you directly to Asgard. Your second option is any planet other than Earth or Asgard."
With that, Aaron left with Wanda and Daisy, leaving Thor and Banner in the moderately sized room.
"Banner, your boss was here just now." Thor gave an awkward yet polite smile. "Now we can discuss this properly."
"No." Banner waved him off in refusal. "Thor, I really can't help you with this."
"Hulk can."
"Hulk can't either. Bruce Banner signed the contract, which means Hulk signed it too.
In other words, Hulk is also Gaius's subordinate and cannot disobey his orders."
"Did he give any explicit orders?"
"Uh... apparently, perhaps not.
But his meaning was still pretty easy to understand."
"Banner, we're friends. We've been through life and death together." Thor spoke earnestly. "My father is dead. My people and my kingdom are in peril. Can you really stand by and do nothing?"